High-speed, wireless broadband coming to Devon

High-speed, wireless broadband coming to Devon



January 23, 2016

A new wireless broadband network is being installed in north Devon to help rural businesses benefit from high speed computer connections.

The South West of England Development Agency (RDA) is providing an investment of £90,000 for the project, which will cost £120,000 in total.

The balance of the funding will be provided by North Devon District Council and West Somerset District Council.

The project involves the installation of six broadband aerials across Exmoor. Each aerial will serve around a 15 mile radius.

As well as enhancing business opportunities for existing companies in the area, the project is also expected to attract new companies to Devon.

Studies carried out in 2006 found that the lack of quality broadband access in Devon was a major barrier to business growth in the county’s rural communities.

Existing broadband services in the region are either unreliable, or do not exist at all due to the rural location of towns and villages, which are often a long way from the exchange.

The new service will be available via receiver dishes which people can install on their domestic and commercial properties.

Tim Yeo

Related Posts

UK leads the world in media technology

Comments Off on UK leads the world in media technology

Ofcom panel calls for broadband speed clarity

Comments Off on Ofcom panel calls for broadband speed clarity

Broadband Genie warns on mobile broadband prices

Comments Off on Broadband Genie warns on mobile broadband prices

Latvian Mobivox users get “free” calls

Comments Off on Latvian Mobivox users get “free” calls

ISP availability checkers may be at risk

Comments Off on ISP availability checkers may be at risk

NetworkFlow MPLS network boosts business for Doubletakestudios

Comments Off on NetworkFlow MPLS network boosts business for Doubletakestudios

More than half of European households are online

Comments Off on More than half of European households are online

ECI Wins Broadband Access Platform Award

Comments Off on ECI Wins Broadband Access Platform Award

Artic Connect and Paradial partner for Hosted Videoconferencing

Comments Off on Artic Connect and Paradial partner for Hosted Videoconferencing

Tyntec’s health sector SMS alerting used in Australia

Comments Off on Tyntec’s health sector SMS alerting used in Australia

New triple-play, on-chip solution for VDSL2 broadband access gateway

Comments Off on New triple-play, on-chip solution for VDSL2 broadband access gateway

Suggestion that whole of the UK should follow Scottish broadband lead

Comments Off on Suggestion that whole of the UK should follow Scottish broadband lead

Create Account



Log In Your Account